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The Magic Flute Opens Opera Theatre Season

Operas performed at LorettoHilton Center May 24 to June 29
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 2014 (OTSL) Festival opens its six-week season with The Magic Flute, directed and designed by Isaac Mizrahi. It will feature the return of Christine Brewer, the Opera Theatre debut of Stephanie Blythe, and the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon and Royce Vavreks Twenty-Seven. The 2014 festival season runs from May 24 to June 29, at the Loretto-Hilton Center on the campus of Webster University. This years festival consists of a colorful mix of operatic masterpieces, including the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordons 27, Mozarts The Magic Flute, the companys first-ever production of Poulencs The Dialogues of the Carmelites, and Donizettis delightful The Elixir of Love. All productions are sung in English with projected supertitles, and presented with members of the famed St. Louis Symphony in the orchestra. In addition to a talented company of principal artists, the 2014 Festival Season will feature 36 members of its Gerdine Young Artist program, who will perform both ensemble roles and secondary roles during the season. The program, which is central to OTSLs mission to nurture and showcase the best young American vocal talent, received 1,054 applications from across the country Christine Brewer for the 2014 Season, making it among the most selective young artist programs in the country. We are thrilled to present so many extraordinary artists in a single season, said General Director Timothy OLeary. Its a season of fresh takes on three masterpieces, as well as our 24th world premiere, 27, which brings together one of Americas most celebrated composers with one of our most celebrated librettists, working together for the first time. I am so grateful to the Opera Theatre audience and family of supporters, who make it possible. The following is a schedule of productions: Mozart: The Magic Flute (1791) May 24, 28, 30; June 5, 11, 15, 18m, 21, 24m, 28m Ricky Ian Gordon and Royce Vavrek: 27 (2014) June 14, 17, 19, 25, 27, 29 Donizetti: The Elixir of Love (1832) May 31; June 4, 6, 8, 12, 21m, 25m Poulenc: The Dialogues of the Carmelites (1956) June 18, 20, 22, 26, 28 Ticket prices start at $25, with 50 tickets initially available at every performance at this price. Opera Theatre of Saint Louis also offers special discounts for children, students, and military with tickets to these groups starting at $15 at select performances. Full season subscriptions are also still available. For information about all ticket packages or to purchase tickets, visit the Opera Theatre Box Office online at ExperienceOpera.org, call 961-0644 or visit the Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves.

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A Dream Filled Musical Season

Theyre Playing Our Song kicks off Stages season
Stages St. Louis explores the American dream through fame, success, and family during its 28th season of musical theater. The 2014 season hits its first note May 30 and runs through Oct. 5, 2014. The season kicks off with Theyre Playing Our Song, a song-filled love story based on one of the most prolific American song-writing teams of the 20th century. It continues with the Pulitzer Prize-winning How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, a true pursuit of the American Corporate Dream. The grand finale is the Tony Award-winning Fiddler On The Roof, the definitive musical about reaching for the American Dream. In addition, the 2014 season Theatre for Young Audiences production will feature Disneys Sleeping Beauty. May 30 - June 29 Theyre Playing Our Song Theyre Playing Our Song is inspired by the real life love story of Academy Award-winning composer, Marvin Hamlisch (The Way We Were, The Sting) and Grammy Award winning lyricist Carole Bayer Sager (Thats What Friends Are For, Nobody Does It Better ). In the musical, meet Vernon, a neurotic, witty composer and Sonia, a wacky, free-spirited lyricist who form an unlikely partnership to write the next great love song. A rocky and hilarious start leaves them struggling to find their creative harmony and romance was definitely not what they were expecting! Topping off the jazzy score is a laugh-a-minute book by Tony Award winner Neil Simon (Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple). July 18 - Aug. 17 How To Succeed in Business

Without Really Trying Big business means big laughs in this delightfully clever lampoon of life on the corporate ladder. A tune-filled comic gem that took Broadway by storm winning both the Tony Award for Best Musical and a Pulitzer Prize, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying boasts an exhilarating score by Frank Loesser including I Believe in You, Brotherhood of Man, and The Company Way. Bustling with humor, romance and song, this swingin 60s send-up of Madison Avenue charts the spectacular rise (in record time!) of an ambitious young window washer to vice president of advertising Sept. 5 - Oct. 5 Fiddler On The Roof One of the most touching creations in the history of Broadway, Fiddler On The Roof exudes a warmth and humor unlike any other American Musical. Set in politically tumultuous 1905 Russia, Tevye the milkman must adjust to the changing world around him, as each of his five daughters move further away from spiritual tradition. An inspiring and universal tale of heritage, love, and acceptance, Fiddler On The Roof features such heartfelt and beloved songs as Sunrise, Sunset, If I Were A Rich Man, and

Matchmaker, Matchmaker. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, this musical masterpiece will last forever in audiences hearts! June 18 June 29 Disneys Sleeping Beauty Following in the footsteps of Disneys Cinderella, Stages brings another beloved princess to glorious life in Sleeping Beauty. Born into a wondrous world of beauty, song, and privilege, sweet Princess Aurora cannot escape the spell cast upon her by the evil sorceress Maleficent. By sunset on her 16th birthday, the young princess is fated to prick her finger on the cursed spindle and fall into a long deep slumber, only to be awakened by true loves kiss. With a little hocus-pocus from the enchanted wands of the adoring fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, the spellbound Prince Phillip rescues his love and all their dreams come true. Stages St. Louis performs in the 377-seat Robert G. Reim Theatre at the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 S. Geyer Road. Each mainstage production will run for a total of five weeks with matinee and evening performances Tuesdays through Sundays. The Theatre for Young Audiences performs Tuesday

through Sunday for two weeks. Subscriptions to the 2014 Season begin at $99. Single tickets will go on sale April 7. Single ticket prices range from $20 to $57. For more information or to purchase tickets call 821-2407 or visit www.stagesstlouis.org.

Always Patsy Cline Returns To Stages

After unprecedented demand, Stages St. Louis is bringing back Always Patsy Cline, April 22 - June 15, to The Playhouse at Westport Plaza. The touching true story combines humor, heartache and 27 of Patsys most unforgettable hits, such as Crazy, Walkin After Midnight, Sweet Dreams and more! Original stars, Jacqueline Petroccia (Patsy Cline), and Zoe Vonder Haar (Louise Seger), and the original band members (Bodacious Bobcats) will return for this eight-week engagement. Single tickets start at $50. Stages Westport performs in the Playhouse at Westport Plaza, 635 Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 821-2407 or visit www.stagesstlouis.org.

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Annie Smith Piffel Celebrates St. Louis Birthday With Art Exhibit
As St. Louis celebrates its 250th birthday, Webster Groves artist Annie Smith Piffel and her art students will celebrate St. Louis old & new by creating artwork to mark the occasion. An exhibit of their work opens with an artists reception on Friday, April 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Grafica Fine Art & Custom Framing, 7884 Big Bend Blvd., in Webster Groves. The work will be on display until May 2, when a closing reception will be from 6 to 9 p.m. St. Louis has a history rich in architecture, culture, sports, parks, neighborhoods, restaurants and more. Come see what each artist celebrates. For more information, call 9614020.

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3rd Friday of each month Next show is April 18 Steamboat Room 314 S. Clay in Kirkwood
Call ahead for reservations $15 or $10 at the door Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 8 p.m. Food & beverage available from Kirkwood Station Brewery

Taste Of Augusta Plein Air Comes To Websters Green Door Art Gallery
View amazing art work and sample some of the delicious beer, wine and food Missouri Wine Country has to offer at Taste of Augusta Plein Air, a gallery reception, on Friday, March 28, 5 to 9 p.m., at Green Door Art Gallery, 21 N. Gore Ave. in Webster Groves. Attendees can view a sample of art work created by over 100 of the Midwests most talented artists in historic Missouri Wine Country. In addition, sample wines from Sugar Creek and Noboleis Wineries, special hummus from Halcyon Spa, desserts by Cast Iron Smokehouse (coming soon to Augusta), a special top secret ice cream flavor offered by Katy Bike Rental/ Ice cream Stand and Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream, and much more. While at Green Door, view the current exhibitions: In the Shadow of the Arch by Garry McMichael and Plein Air oils and Batiks by Tatyana Robberts along with 30 paintings in 30 days. Works of art will be on display through April 27. For more information, visit www. Greendoorartgallery.com or call 4021959.

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Kirkwood Theatre Guilds 9 to 5

The Kirkwood Theatre Guild brings the musical comedy, 9 to 5: The Musical to the stage May 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9, 10, 11 at Kirkwood Community Centers Robert Reim Theatre, 111 S. Geyer., showtimes are at 8 p.m., 2 p.m. on Sundays. The play is directed by Brad Schwartz, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. In the play, three female coworkers, who are pushed to the boiling point by their boss, concoct a plan to get even. Set in the late 1970s, the hilarious play is a story of friendship and revenge. Tickets are $22. For tickets or more information, call 821-9956 or visit www.ktg-onstage.org.

Comedy/Drama At WG Theatre Guild

Next up at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves is House of Blue Leaves, a comedy/drama by John Guare. The production, directed by Nikki Lott, will run May 9-10 and 1518. Showtimes are 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with 2 p.m. matinees on Sunday. The guild is located at 517 Theater Lane off Summit Avenue at Newport Avenue. In the play, Artie Shaugnessy, a songwriter, is a zoo-keeper by day with visions of getting out of Queens. This play is the winner of the 1971 Critics Award and the Obie Award as Best American Play. Tickets are $15, $12 for seniors (55 plus) and students and are available at the door only (cash or check). For more information, visit www.theatreguildwg.org.

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CATHEDRAL CONCERTS
Experience the remaining concerts of our 2013 - 2014 season

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